Buffy, even though this tv show has been off the air for some time now, it still lives on in comics and in the heart of fans (me included). When I watch the tv series on my DVD's, I tend to notice some questionable things. I know there are other blogs etc about this and in fact they are more detailed but I still wanted to do my own. I also want to talk about my favorite episodes and so on.
If you stop and think while watching Buffy, you will realize that Angel is a pedophile. He is over 200 years old and dates a 16 year old girl. How creepy is that? In the first episode or two, Darla seems "week" and just has a little bit of a different personality than she does when she is shown in the past and when she is brought back in 'Angel'.
In season one when Buffy is trying to walk off her school campus, the principal comes out, stops her then puts a lock on the school gate. Um, that is against the law because it's a hazard to everyone in school.
Again in season one (I believe), Giles says that there is no Slayer instruction manual but in a later season when Kendra arrives, she says there is a handbook. Speaking of Kendra, she wouldn't survive in the baggage compartment on the airplane. I know she is a slayer and can withstand certain things but as cold as it gets in there and the air is so thin, I just don't see her still being able to survive that long of a flight in there. She is still human after all.
Back in season 1, Cordy gets kidnapped by the invisible girl. The girl then numbs Cordy's face and yet Cordy can still talk normal. Makes no sense but I'll still go with it. Giles gets repeatedly knocked out in almost every episode through all seven seasons (mostly in the earlier ones), how does he not have internal injuries and gets a concussion?
How did Angel not know that his curse would make him evil if he experienced true happiness? It doesn't make sense when Willow teaches an entire class for several days when Ms. Challenger(?) dies. That would never happen. I know Snyder said he had trouble getting a substitute but the school would have found a way. They just wouldn't let a student teach the class. Plus Willow would have to teach it all day long and wouldn't be in her other classes. I know they had to find the disc with the spell to cure Angel but there was another way for that to happen like them just using the computer to do something specific and then finding the disc.
The magic shop changes. In the earlier episodes, it's small and dark. When Giles takes over, it's suddenly bigger, brighter and even has stairs to another level. I guess the only way to get by that is the owner before Giles, expanded the store. But now that I think about it, the magic shop seemed to change slowly over the seasons until Giles stepped in.
In the episode 'The Wish', where was Darla, Spike, Dru and the Master's right hand guy from the first episode? If Buffy wasn't in Sunnydale, I am sure those vamps would still be alive because they were strong vamps. Not unless Giles' gang took care of them but that would have to be on luck for ordinary people to take on those vamps. Also, Ayana's look and voice is different from the first time we see her in 'The Wish' and when she becomes a demon again in a later season.
Angel breaks up with Buffy and moves to LA so Buffy can have a chance at a "normal" life but then in later episodes of Angel, he wants to hook up with Cordy. That is kinda messed up. I think that part in Angel should have been left out. Instead of a love interest, Angel and Cordy should have just developed a really strong relationship that is a little like a love interest but not.
When Spike gets his chip, how does it know when he is hitting/biting a human and when he is hitting a demon? How does Spike get electricity in his crypt to watch tv?
In the Prom episode, why would the butcher give Buffy the address of a customer to a stranger? Stores/companies don't do that.
In the last season when The First starts to reappear, there is a mistake. The First can't touch anything and yet when it pretends to be Cassie, it touches the table. Both in Buffy and Angel, it's funny how very little biting will kill someone and in other cases it doesn't.
My most favorite episodes:
Hush - this is my top favorite. I love how the actors are challenged to use gestures and facial expressions instead of words. They did an amazing job I think. It shows off their skills and to me it's like when a singer sings Capella to shows their real singing talent. The Gentlemen are very very creepy, probably one of the most creepiest demons on that show.
For your eyes only - This is probably my second favorite. My favorite part is when Angel and Buffy are taken over by the spirits; Buffy the guy spirit and Angel the girl one. They are standing there arguing and Buffy yells "Don't walk away from me bitch!" I know part of it they show the guy then Buffy but it's still my favorite part.
Doppelganger - My third favorite. I liked seeing Willow as evil instead of always good (at least up till season 6 when she goes evil Willow). I like towards the end when Willow is sent back to her time and then immediately gets killed and when she is dusting, she starts to say fuck. Great cover they did on that. :)
Earshot - I really like this one. Everyone wishes they could hear people's thoughts even though at the same time we wish we couldn't. I like when Buffy finds out that her mom and Giles had sex twice and once was on a police car. The end of this episode is epic when Buffy says to Giles "...if you are not to busy sleepy with my mother" and he runs into a tree. I didn't notice that when Buffy says that, a boy in the background looks over as to say "what?"
My fifth favorite is a tie between the two Halloween ones. I like when the trick or treater's turn into their costumes. In the second one, I like that they build up the suspense of this big evil demon and come to find out it's only a few inches tall. Zander taunts it and Buffy squishes it like a bug.
The most heart wrenching baby like crying episodes - These episodes ALWAYS gets me crying like a baby no matter how many times I watch them.
Buffy's mom dies - this is at the top of this list. Right from the start the tears flow and only takes breaks in between scenes. It hits home for anyone who has lost a loved one. Everything is so raw and true. The reactions, the feelings and thoughts. The "stress" that Willow goes through not knowing what to wear and just losing her emotions into her clothes says a lot without saying the actual words of what she is feeling. Zander not giving a crap that he is double parked because there is life things that are more important. Ayana with her questions and at first seems like she is being insensitive but really she asks the questions that we all ask when someone dies. That is heart wrenching too.
Tara dies - again someone dying from natural causes (so to speak) and painful to watch. Here Tara and Willow just started to get their relationship back on track and Bam, she gets shot. This I think is another great one because it shows the rage we feel when we lose someone especially when the loved one is lost to a senseless act. We all want to be that evil Willow.
The last one is a tie when Angel dies and when he leaves. Both times Buffy is in pieces over the loss of her true love. They were for different reasons but to see her fall to pieces was sad.
The least liked - I don't remember their titles because I sometimes just skip them. Depending on my mood is when I will watch them:
I think this one is called "I robot, you jane". It's when a demon gets scanned into the school computer and wreaks havoc. I just find this one to be boring. I guess I could see it "happening" but still.
The talent show one - this one is interesting but still kinda meh for me.
I think this one is called 'the zippo' or something like that. It's where Zander is the main character and shows what trouble he gets in and how he saves the day while the others are trying to save their day. I guess I like seeing Zander trying to handle something on his own but for some reason it still didn't really entertain me.
The musical one - this one can be kinda annoying. The cast are not crappy singers and I don't mind musicals but again it was meh for me.
So those are my thoughts on the Buffy tv show. I know there are so many more things that are "wrong" with the shows but this is just some of the things I see every time I watch them. I love the series and I think Joss Whedon is an amazing writer. I think everyone who worked on the show did an amazing job. Even though some things don't add up and some shows are kinda campy, I still think it's one of the best tv shows.
